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Choosing the next Dalai Lama

On Sunday, an earnest-looking young man with short hair and rimless glasses was shown poking about an exhibition on Tibetan reform at a museum in Beijing. The young man, who's just 19, is rarely ever seen in public. Even if I give you his name - Gyaltsen... ...full story at James Reynolds

from James Reynolds on Mon, Mar 16 2009

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